St John Bosco Arts College
Storrington Avenue, Croxteth, L11 9DQ
1,086 pupils · 102% of 1,064 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 51.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 19 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 19.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 44.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 75.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.07 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 193 | 206 | 423 | 193 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 206 | 195 | 331 | 206 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 181 | 179 | 361 | 181 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 183 | 186 | 378 | 183 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 180 | 233 | 403 | 180 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 176 | 178 | 364 | 176 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 180 | 223 | 408 | 180 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 180 | 171 | 354 | 180 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Dixons Croxteth Academy 0.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Dixons Fazakerley Academy 2.3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Holly Lodge Girls' College 2.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Kirkby High School 2.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Archbishop Beck Catholic College 2.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Edward's College 3 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.